Is there any way an albino can have brown babies? Help needed.

[ryanhearps145]

The eggs I received are pure white which I believe means the mother was albino, is it possible for the children to be brown? and when will I be able to tell what colour they will be? Also as they grow up should I swap them with someone elses to avoid in breeding and will this upset them?

 

[Bellabelloo]

Hi Ryan.
My golden female recently produced eggs which were all white, ( the male is a wild type) As the larvae developed some atyed white/ gold, and the majority where speckled. You'll be able to see what you are likely to get as the larvae developes more in th egg..non albino where very noticable!

 

[Kaysie]

Albinism is a recessive trait, so either the parents were both albino, or one (or both) were carrying recessive albino genes.

So yes, albino axolotls can have wildtype offspring. If one parent is completely albino, and the other is wildtype, and not recessive for albinism, all of the offspring will be wildtype (or leucistic, but that's another bag of worms).

 

[ryanhearps145]

Thanks, they are starting to develop and becomming somewhat transparent, I can see their eyes at the moment. How long do you think it will be before they hatch? another week, or say a few days? I am also hatching baby brine shrimp so hopefully I have timed it all correctly. Is it true that you can store the live shrimp in the refridgerator if they hatch before my axolotls?

 

[philbaker76]

We have a five adult Axolotls - three whites and two black ones. From the last lot of eggs (that hatched) - I've got five whites and one golden/speckled (I assume is wild type).

I'm sure I read somewhere that you're more likely to get the same colour as the mother.

 

[Kaysie]

That's not true. Axolotl color (nor most other inherited traits) are not more partial to either parent. They're genetically inherited, so all babies get one gene from each parent. Whatever gene they get is 'luck of the draw'.

Say if you had an albino mother, and a wildtype father who was NOT recessive for albinism. All the babies would be dark, and none would look like the mother.

 

[Jennewt]

By the way, if you can see the eyes on the embryos, they are probably leucistic, not albino.

 

[ryanhearps145]

Thanks, I was wondering about the eye colour as same are dark and some are light. So i was afraid that the light ones weren't developing.